Thai word
เกาะ
gàw
岛屿
How to pronounce เกาะ
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
เกาะ is written gàw and carries the low tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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gaw
Mid tone
- เกาะ
gàw
Low tone
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gâw
Falling tone
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gǎw
Rising tone
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gáw
High tone
What does เกาะ mean?
Translation
岛屿
เกาะ (gàw) means "岛屿" in Thai.
Example sentences
ขอจองทัวร์ไปเกาะพีพีสำหรับพรุ่งนี้ได้ไหมครับ
khǎw jawng thua bpai gàw Phii Phii sǎm-ràp prûng-níi dâai mǎi khráp
我能预订明天去皮皮岛的旅行团吗？
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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